Ascomorpha

Ascomorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Rotifera
Class:	Monogononta
Order:	Ploima
Family:	Gastropodidae
Genus:	Ascomorpha Perty, 1850

Ascomorpha is a genus of rotifers belonging to the family Gastropodidae.

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

• Ascomorpha agilis Zacharias, 1893
• Ascomorpha dumonti De Smet, 1992
• Ascomorpha ecaudis Perty, 1850
• Ascomorpha ovalis (Bergendahl, 1892)

Species brought into synonymy

• Ascomorpha ecaudatus Perty, 1850 : synonym of Ascomorpha ecaudis Perty, 1850

References

• O'Reilly, M. (2001). Rotifera, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 149–151
• Checklist of valid family- and genus-group names in Rotifera - After Segers, H. (2002). Contribution to the nomenclature of Rotifera: Annotated checklist of valid family- and genus-group names. J. Nat. Hist. 36: 631–640. Update 20 Jan. 05

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